This vivid art book spotlights 50 artists of the Newbrow art, pop surrealism movement with over 180 striking color photos of their work. Artists from across the US, Denmark, Germany, and Australia are featured. The images themselves are filled with powerful social commentary, startling imagery, and sharp humor. The work ranges from that of street artists who trace back to the 1980s hip hop culture
The Noble Art provides alchemical, spiritual, and psychological tools for reclaiming your essence through the stages and seasons of life. Each spoke of the wheel of the year represents an opportunity for transformation. Author Tiffany Lazic provides meditations, inner workings, and rituals that invite you to drop into the inner landscape of your unconscious and restore your light. Explore how Herm
Jot, sketch, or doodle out your bold ideas in these vibrant blank journals. Let them brighten up your desk so you’ll never lose track of your inspirations.
Once a week a multitude of artists, comic drawers, graffiti writers and workmen gather at a local restaurant in Stockholm to drink beer and to create collective drawings. They call it Open Book. Each picture grows randomly when up to 30 people send the drawings between them. Everyone s lines are significant to the final drawing, and you can not make mistakes. Amateurs partici- pate on the same con
Om Öyvind Fahlström och hans konstnärsvänners banbrytande insatser - konkret poesi, litteratur, avantgardistisk musik, teater, radio, happenings, performance, konstkritik, journalistik, debatt, film, måleri och skulptur mitt i den skapande, intellektuella, vilda och politiskt frihetslängtande efterkrigstidens 50, 60 och 70-tal, med en slående aktualitet också i dag.
The voice of a younger generation of visionary and psychedelic artists rings loud and clear in this compilation of Chris Dyer's works from 1979 to 2010. A Peruvian artist living in Canada, Dyer's globetrotting, multi-cultural, spiritual adventures and discoveries are referenced in hundreds of images of his work including paintings, sculptures, sketches, skateboard graphics, murals, graffiti, and m
Shooting Star är initierat och producerat av konstnären Finn Öhlund och Galleri Detroit. I Shooting Star presenteras en brokig skara konstnärer från vitt skilda generationer och olika skolor. Den gemensamma nämnaren är lekfullhet och fantasi. Tyngdpunkten ligger på yngre Stockholmsbaserade konstnärer. Den grafiska formen är förtätad och för tankarna till ett samlaralbum av något slag och den gen
The hilarious true story of the making of the cult classic hit show 30 Rock It’s hard to remember a time when Tina Fey wasn’t a star, but back in the early 2000s, she was an SNL writer who was far from a household name. It’s even harder to remember when Fey’s sitcom 30 Rock was tanking, but it was—it premiered in the fall of 2006, and by November, the New York Times wrote that 30 Rock was “perilou
The Architectural Competition: Research Inquiries and Experiences gathers 26 papers presented October 2008 at a conference on architectural competitions organised by KTH School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The conference demonstrated that research on architectural competitions can offer a multifaceted fi eld of study of signifi cant
58 av världens topp-gatukonstnärer presenteras med vackra bilder på deras verk i gatumiljö. Blek le Rat, aktiv i 25 år är veteranen i sällskapet, nyare förmågor heter saker som Akay, Klister-Peter, L-Atlas, Miss Van, TLP, G, Nomad och Cum. Dessutom presenteras mer än 15 utställningar med bilder och texter. För första gången presenteras gatukonst med en mycket sparsmakad och enkel layout. En värdig
Forget everything you think you know about strength, strategy and success. This brilliant adaptation of the ancient masterpiece The Art of War shows women how to use Sun Tzu’s philosophy to win in every aspect of life.
Over 100 pages of tattoo flash feature Brian Kelly’s innovative cut-up method, which splices and interweaves traditional flash motifs into new and unexpected designs. Inspired by Dadaist literary technique and borrowing from the spirit of collage, these brush-painted and spit-shaded designs are traditional in style and method but wholly original in their combinations and juxtapositions. Traditiona
Celebrate your special day—and yourself—with simple rituals in this modern guide to ancient spiritual traditions.
Your birthday is the ultimate moment to celebrate, honor, and reflect on who you truly are. This practical companion is a modern-day grimoire filled with rituals, spells, and other simple practices for making the most of your solar return.
Practices include simple
Boken a¨r den fo¨rsta omfattande presentationen av hans verk i tryckt form och inneha°ller, fo¨rutom ma¨ngder av fotografier och teckningar texter av Robert Stasinski, Petter Kallioinen och konstna¨ren sja¨lv. Sa° ha¨r kommenterar han arbetet med boken:
"Boken a¨r en hybrid mellan konstkatalog och artist book. Fo¨r mig har gra¨nserna mellan skiss, produktion och dokumentation aldrig varit skarpa,
"Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love Typography
The best-selling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded second edition: Thinking with Type is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication. Ellen Lupton provides clear and focused guidance on how letters, words, and paragraphs should be aligned, spaced, o
Från de eländigaste och farligaste arbetsmiljöerna till att erövra de fina salongerna i världens alla hörn. True Fit – A Collected History of Denim är berättelsen om jeansens uppkomst och evolution och om människorna bakom plaggen. Viktor Fredbäck är en svensk jeanssamlare som åker till Nevadaöknen och gräver upp 1800–talsjeans ur nedlagda silvergruvor. Följ med på hans resa.
Katalogen är producerad i samband med utställningen "Under stor press : mästargrafik från Atelje Larsen, Helsingborg" som visades på Dunkers kulturhus 2011-11-11 - 2012-08-05. Den innehåller bl.a. ett samtal mellan Ole Larsen och Sune Nordgren och en översikt av den tekniska terminologin inom grafisk tryckkonst. Utöver detta innehåller boken ett flertal bilder på verk från utställningen där bland
Packaged in a colourful presentation box, these beautiful, intricate patterns by visionary designer William Morris and his company offer the perfect introduction to the V&A's extensive Morris collections. The postcards include wallpaper, textile and tile designs and are a must-have for design fans.
Simply opening these covers commits you to being dazzled by 100 of the UK's top "writers" and street artists, immersing yourself in the styles, past and present, which make UK street art great. Upon its arrival in the UK from New York in the 1980s, graffiti rapidly spread across the island, infecting the youth like a stylistic virus. Out of the early days came names that would become part of UK wr
This one-of-a-kind compendium features a selection of women artists and architects who have made groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art. Profiling an international cross section of artists, 50 Contemporary Women Artists presents fresh perspectives on feminism and notions of cultural power. Using a variety of mediums, the artists in this book address themes of social, cultural, political,
Disrupted Realism is the first book to survey the works of contemporary painters who are challenging and reshaping the tradition of Realism. Helping art lovers, collectors, and artists approach and understand this compelling new phenomenon, it includes the works of 38 artists whose paintings respond to the subjectivity and disruptions of modern experience. Widely published author and blogger John
Esquire. Ford Motors. Burton Snowboards. The Obama Administration. While all of these brands are vastly different, they share at least one thing in common: a teeny, little bit of Aaron James Draplin. Draplin is one of the new school of influential graphic designers who combine the power of design, social media, entrepreneurship, and DIY aesthetic to create a successful business and way of life.
This volume studies, in chronological order, three types of large clocks-wall, cabinet and free-standing, with particular attention to clocks from France, England, Holland, Scandinavia and the German-speaking countries.The emphasis is on French clocks due to recent great interest in the trade of these among collectors. The English clocks, still favored by a large group of collectors, are strongly
Observe a quiet explosion of beautiful, humorous, and contemplative colorful images of two- and three-dimensional floral-themed artwork. Stunning pieces from more than fifty artists and designers, both well known, established, and emerging, from Ireland to Hungary, Finland, and Canada, and from coast to coast in the United States. This vibrant overview of the floral world includes photography, wat
This is a nostalgic, visual account of the best time and place to be a graffiti writer. In the 1980s, brothers Kenny, a.k.a. KEY, and Paul, a.k.a. CAVS, immersed themselves in the graffiti scene in the Boogie Down Bronx, dutifully photographing hundreds of pieces on now-discontinued MTA subway cars and capturing their proud comrades before, during, and after the act. “Bombing” “White Elephants” wi
In the ’50s and ’60s, Simplicity released their popular line of Jiffy sewing patterns, which had minimal pattern pieces and simple constructions, yet were chic enough for fashion-conscious customers. This approach appeals now more than ever as stylish women are continuously looking for ways to fit their love of sewing into busy lives filled with family, work, school, and countless other obligation